THE ATLANTIC BEACH LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Carolina Flatwoods setting.
Atlantic Beach town has 0.16 square miles of land in Horry County. Its Census reference point is in Carolina Flatwoods, within Middle Atlantic Coastal Plain.
Low coastal plains contain terraces, estuaries, marshes and barrier islands. Unconsolidated sediments underlie this varied coastal setting, with forest patterns changing near streams and low-lying areas.
Regional context: Middle Atlantic Coastal Plain ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Atlantic Beach and Horry County
Atlantic Beach is associated with Horry County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Atlantic Beach by land and water
The Census records 0 square miles of water within Atlantic Beach, or 0% of its total area. It is 9.7 percentage points lower than the 9.7% recorded for Horry County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Atlantic Beach town has 0.7% of the land area of nearby North Myrtle Beach city (22.6 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

